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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McColls

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named McColl at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three McColls at 6676 Maple in 1940.

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Where the McColls lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1081 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Molly McColl, a seamstress at the St Paul's Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Lloyd at 1055. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    633 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G McColl 1940

    Next door in 1940: A M Macdonald at 631 and Little Theatre Conf at 635. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1531 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • D P McColl, retired 1940
  4. 4

    2093 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G H McColl, who worked for Boeing's 1940

    Next door in 1940: D G Houston at 2079. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1648 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Harold R McColl, of A O McColl & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Dickie at 1646 and “Rooms” at 1650. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    956 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J McColl, an iron worker at BC Marine 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Marchiori at 950 and P Bifano at 964. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    6676 Maple Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Mrs M M McColl, widow of J 1940
    • James A McColl, a plater at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940
    • Ruby M McColl, a stenographer at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E C Hunter at 6658 and G Westover at 6692. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4758 Osler Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • E H F McColl, a purchasing agent at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Macdonald at 4742 and B S Mackid at 4776. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4588 Quebec Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs J McColl, widow of D 1940
    • Jessie McColl, a machinist operator at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Mitchell at 4580 and H R Colbourne at 4596. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2410 West 47th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Robina McP McColl, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Death at 2426. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1777 West 59th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • A O McColl, of A O McColl & Co 1940
    • Phyllis M McColl, a stenographer for A O McColl 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Culverhouse at 1769. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    927 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Robert McColl, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Weeks & Co Ltd at 923 and Graham Elec at 929. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 16: a stenographer (3), an employee, an iron worker, a longshoreman, a machinist operator and a plater, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for A O McColl & Co and two for Burrard Dry Dock. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kerrisdale (2), West End (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole, Riley Park, Shaughnessy and Strathcona. Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Molly McColl at 1081 Burrard Street, a seamstress at the St Paul's Hospital. G McColl is listed at 633 Commercial Drive in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists D P McColl at 1531 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Duncan P McColl there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists G H McColl at 2093 East 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section lists George H McColl there as the householder, who worked for Boeing's. The 1940 name section lists Harold R McColl at 1648 Haro Street, of A O McColl & Co.

J McColl is listed at 956 Keefer Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John McColl there as the householder, an iron worker at BC Marine. Mrs M M McColl is listed at 6676 Maple Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret M McColl there as the householder, widow of J, with James A McColl, a plater at the Burrard Dry Dock, and Ruby M McColl, a stenographer at the BC Government.

E H F McColl is listed at 4758 Osler Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Earl H F McColl there as the householder, a purchasing agent at the Burrard Dry Dock. Mrs J McColl is listed at 4588 Quebec Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie McColl there as the householder, widow of D, with Jessie McColl, a machinist operator at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government.

The 1940 name section lists Robina McP McColl at 2410 West 47th Avenue, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists A O McColl at 1777 West 59th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur O McColl there as the householder, of A O McColl & Co, with Phyllis M McColl, a stenographer for A O McColl. The 1940 name section lists Robert McColl at 927 West Pender Street, a longshoreman.

Today

1081 Burrard, 633 Commercial Drive, 4588 Quebec and 1777 West 59th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1081 Burrard on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6676 Maple (2014) and 2410 West 47th (1975) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1531 Davie, 2093 East 28th, 1648 Haro, 956 Keefer, 4758 Osler and 927 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Women beside a car on unpaved Maple Street, among them Maud Boscawen Matthews, with a plank sidewalk beside it
1912 Women beside a car on unpaved Maple Street, among them Maud Boscawen Matthews, with a plank sidewalk beside it. Not at the house at 6676 Maple: no archive photo of the 6600 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Str P90.08. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the McColls

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under M. Want a name removed? Tell us.